This week in Australian foreign affairs: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms early outreach to key international partners, including US President Donald Trump; Foreign Minister Penny Wong reiterates Australia's stance on Gaza; responses to Trump's tariffs on foreign fims, and more.

Nordic and Northern European countries perform best worldwide in a survey of 31 global indexes across political, social, economic and security indicators. They mostly rank ahead of Australia and other “Anglosphere” countries while the US lags, badly.

Ukraine’s wartime digital transformation has opened new doors for women in tech, with female entrepreneurs and professionals stepping into roles once dominated by men. But without structural reforms, their gains risk fading once the crisis subsides.